The African Swine Fever (Import Controls) (Amendment) (England) Order 2023

Made22nd November 2023

Laid before Parliament23rd November 2023

Coming into force14th December 2023

The Secretary of State makes this Order in exercise of the powers conferred by section 10 of the Animal Health Act 19811.

Citation, commencement, extent and application1

1

This Order—

a

may be cited as the African Swine Fever (Import Controls) (Amendment) (England) Order 2023; and

b

comes into force on 14th December 2023.

2

This Order extends to England and Wales, but applies in relation to England only.

Amendment of the African Swine Fever (Import Controls) (England and Scotland) Order 20222

1

The African Swine Fever (Import Controls) (England and Scotland) Order 20222 is amended as follows.

2

After article 4 (exclusions from requirements for porcine products), insert—

Enforcement in relation to porcine products entering through the Channel Tunnel5
1
For the purposes of enforcing this Order under the Trade in Animals and Related Products Regulations 20113, in relation to entry or exit into or out of the tunnel system, the enforcement authority is the district council of Dover as designated under article 2 of the Dover Port Health Authority Order 19784.
2
In this article, “tunnel system” has the meaning described in section 1(7) of the Channel Tunnel Act 19875.

BenyonMinister of StateDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs22nd November 2023

EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order amends the African Swine Fever (Import Controls) (England and Scotland) Order 2022 (S.I. 2022/926) (“the ASF Order”) to make provision for enforcement of the ASF Order under the Trade in Animals and Related Products Regulations 2011 (S.I. 2011/1197). Article 2 inserts a new article 5 into the ASF Order specifying that the district council of Dover as port health authority is responsible for enforcement in relation to porcine products entering England through the Channel Tunnel. The Order applies in relation to England only.

An impact assessment has not been produced for this instrument as no, or no significant, impact on the private, voluntary or public sector is foreseen.